21-31, May 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

  • Moderate to heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) was not recorded in the third dekad of May 2021.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part of Ethiopia in isolated part of northwest Uganda, and in central coast of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 mm) observed in western and central parts of South Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, northern Uganda, western and central highlands of Kenya, and in coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • Rainfall range (between 5 - 25 mm) observed over southern parts of Sudan, northern and eastern South Sudan, northwest, central, and southern Ethiopia, southeastern Somalia and isolated parts of northwest Somalia, southern Uganda, coastal and several parts of central and western Kenya, Burundi, western and southern Rwanda, and in northern and eastern parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) observed in almost all of Sudan, Djibouti, most parts of Eritrea, northeast and eastern parts of Ethiopia, several parts of north and eastern Kenya, southwest Uganda, northeast Rwanda, over much of central and northern Somalia, and over much of western and central Tanzania.
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual conditions was not observed in any part of the region.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed southeast part of Tanzania and a few patchy parts of central South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over southwest and central South Sudan, northwestern Uganda, isolated parts of southwest Kenya, and northcentral central and southeast Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in western Eritrea, southern parts of Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia and Somalia, northern and eastern South Sudan, much of southern, central and eastern Uganda, much of Kenya and Burundi, western and southern Rwanda, and in northeast and northwest Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over northwest, and in isolated parts of eastern Ethiopia, isolated parts of northwest and central Somalia, southwest and southeast Uganda, and northeast Rwanda.
Standardized Precipitation Index

  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in isolated parts southeast Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of north and central Sudan, western central and southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, south and northeast Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north, central, east and southern Kenya, central and southwestern Somalia, central and southern Burundi, and north central and southern parts of Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over southern parts of Sudan, northern South Sudan, western, central and eastern Ethiopia, northern and southeast Somali, southern and central Uganda, western and coastal Parts of Kenya, Rwanda, northern Burundi, western and northeastern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in a few areas of central and south-western Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in parts of western, central, and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southeastern and eastern Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central and eastern Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, in southwestern South Sudan, in western part of Kenya, in northwestern Rwanda, and in eastern part of Burundi.

Usual rainfall conditions …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, in northern and eastern parts of Burundi, in western and northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southwestern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, western and northcentral parts of Kenya, and in a few areas in north-central and central Tanzania. …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, in much of the northern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in western and northeastern Kenya, in southeastern Somalia, in …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southern area of South Sudan, in northwestern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in parts of western and northeastern Kenya, in central and eastern Rwanda, …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western and eastern Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, and in much of Burundi.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in south-western parts of South Sudan, western parts of Rwanda, and in a few areas in western Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of Uganda, in part of central Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in eastern and western parts of Burundi, and …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern parts of South Sudan, in northcentral and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda, and in western Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the part of eastern Ethiopia, in western parts of central Somalia and southern coast of Somalia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in western, …

11 - 20 November 2022 Read More